I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5052 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2010 Mr. Dent introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend Public Law 110–36 to clarify that a period of employment by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a security advisor, translator, or interpreter in Iraq or Afghanistan is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization.

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Clarification with respect to absence from the United States due to employment as a translator or interpreter in Iraq or Afghanistan

(a)

In general

Section 1(e)(1) of Public Law 110–36 (121 Stat. 228) is amended to read as follows: (1)

In general

A period of absence from the United States described in paragraph (2)— (A)shall not be considered to break any period for which continuous residence or physical presence in the United States is required for naturalization under title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.); and (B)shall be treated as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of satisfying the requirements for naturalization under such title.. (b)

Absence described

Section 1(e)(2)(A) of Public Law 110–36 (121 Stat. 228) is amended to read as follows: (A)such employment involved working with the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as translator, interpreter, or in a security position; and. (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 110–36.